Justice And Care

This book, an essential tool for anyone studying the state of feminist thought in particular or ethical theory in general, shows the outlines of an ethic of care in the distinctive practices of African American communities and considers how the values of care and justice can be reformulated.

Autorentext

Virginia Held

Klappentext

This compact anthology traces the exploration of the relationship between the idels of justice and care-a discussion at the core of contemporary feminist ethics.

Inhalt

Credits -- Introduction -- Delineations of Care -- Caring [1984] -- Moral Orientation and Moral Development [1987] -- The Need for More than Justice [1987] -- Doubts and Reservations -- Beyond Caring: The De-Moralization of Gender [1987] -- Gender and Moral Luck [1990] -- Extensions and Affirmations -- Women and Caring: What Can Feminists Learn About Morality from Caring? [1989] -- Black Women and Motherhood [1991] -- Moral Epistemologies -- Moral Understandings: Alternative "Epistemology" for a Feminist Ethics [1989] -- Feminist Moral Inquiry and the Feminist Future [1993] -- New Integrations -- Caring as a Feminist Practice of Moral Reason [1995] -- Injustice in Families: Assault and Domination [1995] -- About the book